Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae
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Lamont, B.B. and He, T.
ORCID: 0000-0002-0924-3637
(2022)
Fossil flowers of Phylica support a 250 Ma origin for Rhamnaceae.
Trends in Plant Science, 27
(11).
pp. 1093-1094.
Link to Published Version: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2022.08.004
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Abstract
A new fossil discovery reported by Shi et al. changes our understanding of the biogeographic history of the cosmopolitan family, Rhamnaceae. Flowering shoots of the African genus Phylica (Rhamnaceae) dated at 100 million years ago (Ma) imply a 250 Ma origin of the family in fire-prone Gondwanan vegetation that enabled overland dispersal to all continents where it is currently widespread.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Murdoch Affiliation(s): | College of Science, Health, Engineering and Education |
| Publisher: | Elsevier BV |
| Copyright: | © 2022 Elsevier Ltd. |
| URI: | http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/66289 |
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